The virtual breastfeeding culture
Subtitle: seeking mother-to-mother support in the digital age
By: Lara Audelo, CLEC
Publisher: Praeclarus Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Amarillo, Texas
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
ISBN-13: 9781939807021
Subjects: Breastfeeding; Electronic information resources; Self-help groups; Personal narratives; Allaitement maternel; Sources d'information électroniques; Groupes d'entraide; Récits personnels
Description: "Shows how mothers support and connect with each other online. Women have claimed the Internet as their own, and have created an elaborate infrastructure of virtual support. Online breastfeeding support has produced a thriving and expanding community of women committed to stregthening the sisterhood upon which so many mothers have come to rely"--Page 4 of cover.
Table of contents: title: The pioneers of online breastfeeding support; title: Caught by the Booby Traps; title: Pumping and working; title: A mother's loss : breastfeeding after losing a child; title: Breastfeeding preemies in the NICU; title: Food sensitivities; title: Exclusive pumpers; title: Milk donors; title: Too little, too much : IGT and BFAR; title: All tied up : tongue tie and lip tie; title: Brestfeeding with depression and mood disorders; title: The unexpected while pregnant; title: How the lactation professional connects : why social media is necessary for today's IBCLCs.